‘The Lives of Others’ a terrific work

‘The Lives of Others’ (Lions Gate, €24.99) is a terrific work of terror, paranoia and betrayal set in East Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Stasi Capt Gerd Wiesler (Ulrich Muehe, who has since died), gives a brilliant performance interrogating playwright, Georg Dreyman (Sebastian Koch) and his actress-mistress, Christa-Maria Sieland (Martina Gedeck).